Sonora Program Continues to Grow With New Role
January 9, 2023Mónica Montaño joined Sky Island Alliance in 2021 as a summer intern and first started working with us on our wildlife-camera projects. In her current role, she is our full-time…
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SIA, UniSierra Extend Partnership With New Agreement
December 15, 2022We couldn’t be more excited to be entering a new level of collaboration with our friends at the Universidad de la Sierra in Moctezuma, Sonora. This past month we met…
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Esqueda Festival Marks Another First in Sonora
December 5, 2022On Nov. 24-25 the town of Esqueda, Sonora, hosted its first conservation festival — a huge success. It was organized by the wildlife club at the University Estatal de Sonora,…
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Farewell to Maggie Trinkle
November 30, 2022This November our longtime employee Maggie Trinkle, who served as our chief operations officer, said goodbye to Sky Island Alliance. I’ve had the wonderful pleasure of working alongside Maggie for…
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A Work of Art Inspired by the Border Wall
November 29, 2022In August 2022 our Sonoran Springs Specialist Ángel Garcia, originally from Esqueda, Sonora, decided to follow his dream of studying dance and arts in Mexicali, Baja California, for which he…
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Photo Gallery: Team Building in Naco, Sonora
November 7, 2022On Nov. 4 several of our U.S. and Mexico staff met up in Naco, Sonora, for some team building, big-picture planning, and, of course, tasty treats! So much fun. For…
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How to Become an Environmentalist (By Accident)
October 25, 2022I started with activism in 2017 not by grand design but mostly by just being in the right place at the right time. I was a computer engineer by trade…
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Aravaipa Canyon: Vinca Update
October 24, 2022Work to remove invasive Vinca major (aka periwinkle or simply vinca) in southern Arizona’s spectacular Aravaipa Canyon has been ongoing since our last update in March 2022. In fact, we’ve…
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Photo Gallery: 1st Festival of the Sky Islands
October 20, 2022On Oct. 14-15 several of our staff from both sides of the border united in Moctezuma, Sonora, for the first annual Festival of the Sky Islands. So much fun! Thanks…
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An Unforgettable Encounter With Arizona Fireflies
September 19, 2022Guest Blog and Photos by Julius Schlosburg On the East Coast many of us grew up catching fireflies or “lightning bugs.” We’d contain them in jars or in our hands,…
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